Blue Book, The

Blue Book, The

      annually revised publication listing notable persons in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States; those listed are considered leaders of the English-speaking world in the arts and sciences, business, government, and the professions. It is published in London. Listings emphasize the individuals' current status, both personal and professional. Each entry also contains honours and awards, academic degrees (doctorate), nationality, age, names of immediate family members, immediate past career, extraprofessional activities, and cultural and civic appointments. Current personal and/or professional addresses are included, with the entrant's permission. For artists, musicians, authors, etc., an entry indicates designs, compositions, and collections in which their works appear. Also included are the orders of chivalry and a list of obituaries of entrants who were in the previous edition.

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Universalium. 2010.

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